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FAMILY BRANDE (VAN DEN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Brande (van den).

Genealogy of family Brande (van den), origin of Brande (van den), provenance of the family name Brande (van den).

History and meaning for Brande (van den).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Brande (van den) have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Brande (van den).

The surname Brande (van den) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Brande (van den):

1) The origin of the family name Brande (van den).

2) The meaning of the family name Brande (van den).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Brande (van den).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Brande (van den).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Brande (van den):

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Brande (van den):

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Coat of arms for the name Brande (van den) in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Brande (van den) are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Brande (van den), arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Brande (van den), and origin for the family name Brande (van den), nobiliary titles of the family name Brande (van den) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Brande (van den) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Brande (van den) appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Brande (van den) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Brande (van den), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Brande (van den), and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Brande (van den).

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* The family name Brande (van den) appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Brande (van den) as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Brande (van den)

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Brande (van den):

Brande (van den)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Brande (de la ou van den) | Go to name Brandebourg (de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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